This morning Maureen and I walked along the east side of the Mississippi
River downstream from Coon Rapids Dam. It's still early spring, but we
did see the following notables:
COMMON LOONS - 2 in Cenaiko Lake, doing synchronized head/bill dipping,
diving, and calling. The calling resembled the "yodel", which I've read
is only done by males. These 2 were otherwise behaving like a courting
pair. First-Of-Year for us.
OSPREY - 2 perched on the old nest platform on the Hennepin County side
of the dam. Ron Taube & other reported their return on 4/2. We didn't
notice them on 4/1. Another FOY
WOOD DUCKS
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS - 2
TREE SWALLOWS - several dozen soaring over the river, both upstream and
downstream from the dam
FOX SPARROW - 1
SONG SPARROWS - seemed to be singing everywhere
BELTED KINGFISHER
NORTHERN CARDINAL - Maureen spotted a female carrying NEST MATERIAL to a
partially completed nest. Maybe she'll beat the cowbird influx.
Ron Refsnider
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